Teens & the Economy

Entering the Workforce

Aim: Students will be able to identify the essential aspects of a resume by looking at an
exemplar and suggesting changes to an inappropriate resume.

Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer: Why do we have resumes? What are they for and why are
they important?
2. I Do: make suggestions on a resume
3. We DO: make suggestions on a resume
4. We DO: make suggestions on a resume
5. YOU DO: make suggestions on a resume

Assessment: suggested changes to a resume
Monday, November 3, 2014
Aim: Students will be able to identify the essential aspects of a cover letter by looking
at an exemplar and suggestions changes to an inappropriate cover letter
Agenda:
1. Bell Ringer: Why do we write cover letters? What are they for and why
are they important?
2. I Do: make suggestions on a cover letter
3. We DO: make suggestions on a cover letter
4. We DO: make suggestions on a cover letter
5. YOU DO: make suggestions on a cover letter

Assessment: suggested changes to a cover letter


Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Aim: Students will be able to develop their own resume and cover letter for a job
that they chose from a list by working in the computer lab on resume and cover
letter templates

Agenda:
1. Computer Lab
2. write and email resume and cover letter

Assessment: create resume and cover letter

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Aim:Students will be able to review and practice how to be interviewed with
teacher. SWBAT: develop questions for our guest speakers next week by practicing
interviews and by looking back on the elements of the economy we have discussed

Agenda:
1. Review topics we have covered in class so we can write questions for our guest
speaker
2. write 5-7 questions for our guest speakers
3. practice interviews

Assessment:interviews and guest speaker questions






Thursday, November 5, 2014
Aim: Students will be able to
NON-ATTENDANCE DAY

Assessment:

Friday, November 6, 2014